The Technical Product Owner leads teams to deliver SaaS products, manages project scope, timelines, and aligns technical and business goals.
This is a remote position.
Job Role: We are seeking a highly skilled Technical Product Owner to join our team. This role demands a strong balance of technical expertise, strategic thinking, and leadership. The ideal candidate will lead cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality SaaS products, ensuring alignment between technical requirements and business goals.
The successful candidate must have a robust understanding of software development, including mobile and web technologies, and be skilled in guiding senior iOS and Android developers toward achieving project goals. They should be able to make logical, functional decisions, prioritize tasks effectively, and manage sprints with a focus on delivering exceptional results.
Project Role: Technical Product Owner
Work Experience: 8+ years
Work location: Remote
Must Have Skills: Product/Project Management, Scrum, Agile,Technical Architecture, Mobile App Development (iOS, Android)
Roles and Responsibilities
- Lead cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality SaaS software products within deadlines.
- Collaborate with senior developers to understand technical requirements, evaluate feasibility, and guide project goals.
- Define project scope, objectives, and deliverables in line with organizational priorities.
- Create and maintain project plans, scope documents, and timelines.
- Facilitate communication and collaboration among team members, fostering a cohesive team environment.
- Manage and prioritize a product backlog with a deep understanding of technical dependencies and trade-offs.
- Conduct project status meetings and provide regular updates to stakeholders and senior management.
- Identify and mitigate risks while developing contingency plans.
- Ensure that deliverables meet quality standards, align with technical and business requirements, and exceed customer expectations.
Technical Profile
- Proven experience as a Product Owner or similar role, with a track record of delivering high-quality software products, particularly SaaS platforms.
- Deep familiarity with Scrum/Agile methodologies and ability to effectively lead sprints and manage projects using these frameworks, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality mobile applications.
- Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC), technical architecture, and mobile technologies (iOS, Android).
- Hands-on experience with mobile app development for iOS and Android platforms, with the ability to evaluate feasibility and provide guidance to development teams.
- Strong understanding of web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, etc.) to facilitate effective communication with development teams.
- Experience in evaluating technical requirements, making informed decisions, and aligning development efforts with strategic goals.
- Hands on experience with project management tools such as JIRA, Trello, or Asana.
Desired Candidate Profile
- Good communication skills
- Good, positive attitude
- Good debugging and problem-solving skills
- Good IQ
- Lots of common sense
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